Zatoichi (2 Disc)
Takeshi Kitano, best known for such gangster films as VIOLENT COP, BOILING POINT, and BROTHER, makes his first period drama with ZATOICHI, an updating of the classic Japanese character portrayed by Shintaro Katsu in movies and television from 1962 to 1989. Zatoichi is a blind samurai who shuffles from town to town, righting wrongs with his remarkable sword hidden within his cane. He is also a masseuse who likes to gamble. Kitano serves as director, writer, co-editor, and star of the film, playin…
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Zatoichi
Takeshi Kitano, best known for such gangster films as VIOLENT COP, BOILING POINT, and BROTHER, makes his first period drama with ZATOICHI, an updating of the classic Japanese character portrayed by Shintaro Katsu in movies and television from 1962 to 1989. Zatoichi is a blind samurai who shuffles from town to town, righting wrongs with his remarkable sword hidden within his cane. He is also a masseuse who likes to gamble. Kitano serves as director, writer, co-editor, and star of the film, playin…
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Newsbreak
John McNamara is a tough and reckless newspaper reporter with a lot of enemies. Soon he gets involved in the murder investigation of another reporter which leads to the discovery of city-wide web of corruption that even includes his own father. McNamara must uncover the truth before the powers that be decide to silence his investigation….
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Las Vegas Warrior (Wide Screen)
A journalist uncovers a world of underground fighting in Las Vegas. When one of the fighters is killed she becomes determined to reveal all….
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Voltron - Defender Of The Universe - Volume 1 (Animated)
Four animated adventures for the Galaxy Alliance, a team of five space explorers on a mission to rid the Universe of evil. When necessary the five can combine their space crafts to create a colossal fighting robot called Voltron….
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Return To The Batcave - The Misadventures Of Adam And Burt
Stars of the ‘Batman’ television series, Adam West and Burt Ward, are reunited when they discover the existence of a dastardly plot to steal the original Batmobile……
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Commando Leopard (Subtitled And Dubbed) (Wide Screen)
An elite Commando Task Force is sent in to overthrow the ruthless dictator of a small Latin American country. The depot is not, however, going to give in easily……
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13 Dead Men (Wide Screen)
When Malachi, a master thief, is condemned to death row for a murder he didn’t commit, he goes up against a cruel warden who wants the diamonds Malachi hid before he was caught. Now, Malachi’s crew must break him out of prison before the warden pulls the switch, or the diamonds are lost forever. …
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The Stunt Man (Wide Screen)
In Richard Rush’s THE STUNT MAN, Cameron (Steve Railsback), an escaped convict, accidentally destroys a stunt shot while a movie is being filmed. When the driver dies in the subsequent car crash, the film’s director, Eli Cross (Peter O’Toole), decides to quickly replace the driver with the convict, thus saving them both from the police–and setting up explosive dramatic ironies between the real world and the illusory world of filmmaking. Excited by his new profession and its financial rewards, C…
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Bellman And True (Wide Screen)
Hiller, a computer genius with a failed marriage, watches his life spiral out of control when a group of criminals force him into assisting them with a robbery….
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Airwolf Vol.4
The 1980s action series AIRWOLF presents the continuing adventures of Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) and Dominic (Ernest Borgnine) as they pilot a highly advanced attack helicopter. This collection includes the episodes Dambreakers, Random Target, and The American Dream….
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Plunkett And Macleane
Will Plunkett (Carlyle) is a common thief who teams up with aristocrat James Macleane to rob from the rich, using their combined social connections and criminal knowhow to become The Gentlemen Highwaymen. But when Macleane falls in love with the daughter of one of their wealthy victims, things get complicated. A stylish, fast-paced, techno-scored adventure. Director Scott is the son of BLADE RUNNER director Ridley Scott….
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The Scorpion King
Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock gets his first starring role with THE SCORPION KING. A prequel to Stephen Sommers’ wildly successful THE MUMMY (1999) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), THE SCORPION KING tells the action-packed story of Mathayus (Rock), an Akkadian assassin who is the only man strong enough to destroy the vile Memnon (Steven Brand). Memnon, a power hungry warlord, uses the prescience of Cassandra (Kelly Hu), a beautiful seer, to ensure an endless succession of victories. Understanding…
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Daylight
An explosive traffic accident traps hundreds of commuters in a collapsing tunnel beneath the icy waters of the Hudson River. With the river bearing down on them, the panicked survivors struggle to free themselves. Only Kit Latura (Sylvester Stallone), the shamed former head of Emergency Medical Services, can help them escape their watery crypt….
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Waterworld
In a flooded future Earth, people cling to manmade floating islands for survival. When a tyrannical madman (Dennis Hopper) driving a supertanker over the world in search of ‘dry land’ invades one of these islands, a mysterious wanderer named the ‘Mariner’ (Kevin Costner) rescues a woman and her adopted daughter from the slaughter and together they embark on a quest that could save mankind….
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The River Wild (Wide Screen)
Gail (Meryl Streep), a former river guide, plans a white-water rafting trip to celebrate her son Roarke’s (Joseph Mazzello) birthday and patch up her troubled marriage to her workaholic husband Tom (David Strathairn). As the family begins their river adventure, they meet Wade (Kevin Bacon), a novice rafter with a magnetic personality. When the family finds Wade and his friend Terry (John C. Reilly) stranded and abandoned by their guide, Gail and Tom decide to help them navigate the rapids. Howev…
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Coogan’s Bluff
This fish-out-of-water film was the beginning of a long association between Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood, who stars as the eponymous deputy sheriff from Arizona. The cowboy-cop is sent to New York City to extradite escaped murderer James Ringerman (Don Stroud), only to be told by police lieutenant McElroy (Lee J. Cobb) that the killer is recovering from an acid trip at Bellevue Hospital and can be released only with his doctors’ approval. After some low-key flirtation with probation officer Jul…
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Earthquake
This essential 1970s disaster epic, with a script co-authored by Mario Puzo (THE GODFATHER), centers around a devastating earthquake in Los Angeles and the shocking aftermath it causes. The all-star cast is led by Charleton Heston as a construction engineer whose marital problems supply him with plentiful stress before the quake even hits. The film was presented theatrically with a sound process known as Sensurround, which caused cinemas to physically vibrate during quake sequences. Academy Awar…
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Dante’s Peak
A volcanologist forlorn over the loss of his wife in the Mt. Pinatubo eruption arrives at a small Pacific Northwest town to investigate the rumblings of the local dormant volcano. Though he instantly fears the worse, he must convince the skeptical townspeople and his suspicious superiors who believe he is overreacting in the aftermath of his own tragedy. The beautiful, widowed mayor of the picturesque town believes him, however, and soon they find themselves in a fight for their lives as Dante’s…
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Xena - Warrior Princess - Series 3 Vol.2 (3 Disc)
This XENA collection presents the second part of the third season. The friendship between Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O’Connor) is tested, as the two set out on more fast-paced adventures. Episode titles: The Bitter Suite, One Against An Army, Forgiven, King Con, When in Rome, Forget Me Not, Fins Femmes And Gems, Tsunami, Vanishing Act, Sacrifice I, Sacrifice II…
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